On December 3, League of Communist Youth of Yugoslavia (SKOJ) sent the solidarity message to the People’s Democracy Party and their youth organization, regarding the declaration of martial law by Yoon Suk-yeol government.
STOP THE FASCIST COUP IN SOUTH KOREA! REMOVE YOON SUK-YEOL!
The fascist President of South Korea, Yoon Suk-yeol, has declared martial law in the country tonight. With the support of the South Korean military and U.S. occupation forces, Yoon Suk-yeol has completely banned all political activities, strikes (including the ongoing doctors’ strike, which must end within 48 hours under threat of draconian penalties), and even the functioning of the National Assembly. According to him, martial law has been imposed to protect “liberal democracy in the Republic of Korea from pro-North Korean, communist, and anti-state forces.”
Despite the ban, the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea held a session during which, with 190 votes in favor, the president’s and military’s actions were declared unlawful. By imposing martial law and banning the Assembly and political parties, the South Korean president, wholeheartedly supported by the U.S. and Japan, is carrying out a fascist military coup against his own people. It is worth noting that martial law was last imposed in this country in May 1980, which was followed by the massacre of the rebellious people in the city of Gwangju.
The imposition of martial law allows South Korean fascists to arrest political opponents, primarily members of the People’s Democracy Party (PDP), a sister organization of the New Communist Party of Yugoslavia (NKPJ), as well as other opposition parties, trade unions, and anti-imperialist organizations. PDP activists were already targeted by the regime’s police in August this year, and NKPJ and SKOJ have expressed solidarity with their Korean comrades on several occasions.
Korean workers have been protesting against Yoon Suk-yeol’s regime for weeks. His unpopularity stems from corruption, catastrophic working conditions, and the living standards of the working class, as well as his warmongering policies. The current South Korean regime, together with the U.S. and Japan, is trying in every possible way to provoke a war with the DPRK, and tensions on the peninsula have reached their highest point since the end of the Korean War.
SKOJ (League of Communist Youth of Yugoslavia) fully supports and expresses solidarity with the people of South Korea in their fight for democracy and independence, especially with members of the People’s Democracy Party. SKOJ is confident that Korean workers will overthrow the current fascist regime, expel American troops, end the occupation of the southern part of their country, and establish true people’s democracy in that part of the peninsula. At the same time, SKOJ emphasizes that the denazification of the southern Korean peninsula is a prerequisite for lasting peace in this region of the world. In the event of an escalation of the conflict between the North and the South, the international communist and anti-imperialist movement must unconditionally support the DPRK, led by its leader, Comrade Kim Jong Un.
